Tag: England v Pakistan 2020

Sarfaraz Ahmed was reluctant to play the final T20I during the England series. ESPNcricinfo understands the former captain was concerned that his tour would be judged on the basis of just one game.Mohammad Rizwan, Pakistan's first-choice wicketkeeper, played every other game and had an impressive tour; his performance with ...

England opener Tom Banton and Pakistan middle-order veteran Mohammad Hafeez have both made big gains in the ICC rankings for T20I batsmen at the end of the three-match series that ended 1-1, while Babar Azam, Pakistan's captain in the format, held on to the top spot, opening up a ...

Moeen Ali has praised the leadership of Eoin Morgan for providing him with the confidence to rediscover his form with the bat.Moeen went into the final match of the T20I series against Pakistan having reached double-figures only five times in 19 innings across international formats. But although his 61 ...

After England were held to a 1-1 draw in their T20I series against Pakistan, we look at six talking points from the seriesTop-order depthAs things stand, it seems England intend to use Jos Buttler at the top of the order in T20I cricket. That means Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy, ...

On a perfect autumnal evening for T20 cricket, the sinking sun turning the grass fluorescent before the floodlights took over, Pakistan won a humdinger, albeit decorated with a little Moeen Ali magic. An unchanged England had won the toss and chased after Pakistan had charged to a reputable 190 ...

1.14pm EDT 13:14 3rd over: Pakistan 27-1 (Babar 17, Haider 9) Three fours on the spin for Babar, one straight, the next through midwicket, and the third touched very fine beyond third man. The third shot was particularly lovely, but he gets a bit much on an attempt to ...

Eoin Morgan has suggested he is hitting the ball as well as at any time in his career after a match-defining performance against Pakistan.Morgan made 66 from 33 balls as England pulled off a record T20I chase at Emirates Old Trafford and against this opposition. It was his fourth ...

Eoin Morgan basked in England’s overflowing chest of batting talent at the top of the order after their five-wicket win against Pakistan at Old Trafford but hinted change was on the way for the white‑ball squads due to be announced on Monday for the September series against Australia. Invited ...

Eoin Morgan led England to a marmalizing victory over Pakistan at Old Trafford in the second T20, with 66 off just 33 balls, sweeping, throwing the bat, even outside edging for whoppee in a fearless chase - though not one without moments of unease. The five-wicket victory with five ...

Afternoon everyone and welcome to the second T20 international of this so-called summer. The first was, of course, ruined by the rain. There are two things you need to know right away: (1) the weather forecast is 90-per-cent dry, and (2) the game is going out live on the ...